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St. Charles County, MO
 
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[Ord. No. 95-180 §1, 11-29-1995; Ord. No. 98-67 §§1—4, 4-29-1998]
A. 
As approved by Ordinance 96-164, the County may:
1. 
Provide police services in the incorporated area of any municipality with a population of four thousand (4,000) citizens or less as reported in the last decennial census, which municipality has no police force at the time of the execution of a contract between the County and the municipality. Such services shall include patrol and other law enforcement duties and the services shall be performed in the same manner as provided in unincorporated areas of the County. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, there shall be a minimum of thirty (30) minutes of patrol during each shift; and
2. 
Enforce within the limits of the municipality the Missouri State Statutes for felonies, misdemeanors and traffic, but shall not enforce municipal ordinances.
B. 
The municipality shall:
1. 
Not have any governmental authority to order the police officer to engage in selective enforcement.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
2. 
Direct governmental requests for response to specific problems to the County at 949-3000 (Police Department Dispatch).
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
3. 
Provide the County a copy of its ordinance authorizing its entry into this contract.
4. 
Establish or continue a police reserve unit only where such unit is trained, equipped, operated and called upon at the determination of the Chief of Police or his designee.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
5. 
Indemnify the County for any action of the municipality resulting in liability.
C. 
In consideration of the County providing patrol services as authorized in the contract, the County shall charge an annual fee of one dollar ($1.00) per resident as the total residents are reported in the last decennial census to allow the County to recover on a proportional cost basis a portion of the County's expenses for the services rendered pursuant to this Contract. No municipality shall be billed for any additional police services during a contract period. A municipality so contracting with the County shall be billed on a quarterly basis at the beginning of each quarter.
D. 
The contract shall contain the terms under which it may be renewed.
[Ord. No. 94-50 §§1—4, 3-31-1994]
A. 
Policy. St. Charles County hereby adopts and will enforce a policy of prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individual engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations. St. Charles County also prohibits the physical barring of any entrance or exit to a facility or location which is the subject of such demonstrations, and will enforce all applicable State laws regarding same.
B. 
Prohibited Conduct.
1. 
It shall be unlawful for St. Charles County law enforcement agency personnel to use excessive force against any individual engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations.
2. 
It shall be unlawful to bar any entrance or exit to a facility or location which is the subject of a non-violent civil rights demonstration.
C. 
Enforcement.
1. 
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Section shall be served by the County with written notice stating the nature of the violation.
2. 
Enforcement of this Section shall be the responsibility of the County Counselor.
D. 
Penalties.
1. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation, or imprisonment for not more than one (1) year for each violation, or both. Each day on which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
2. 
Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Section shall also be liable to St. Charles County for any expense, loss or damage sustained by the County by reason of such violation.
[Ord. No. 08-092 §1, 8-1-2008]
A. 
Any police officer may detain any person whom the police officer encounters under circumstances which reasonably indicate that the person has committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
B. 
Any police officer may detain any person the officer encounters under circumstances which reasonably indicate that the person has violated or is violating the conditions of his or her parole or probation.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
C. 
The police officer may detain the person pursuant to this Section only to ascertain his or her identity and the suspicious circumstances surrounding his or her presence abroad. Any person so detained shall identify himself or herself, but may not be compelled to answer any other inquiry of any police officer.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
D. 
A person must not be detained longer than is reasonably necessary to effect the purposes of this Section and, in no event, longer than sixty (60) minutes. The detention must not extend beyond the place or the immediate vicinity of the place where the detention was first effected unless the person is arrested.
[Ord. No. 14-035 §§1—4, 3-31-2014]
A. 
As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE
A service that provides to users of the service the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications;
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A cellular phone that enables its owner or user to access or use an electronic communication service, remote computing service, or location information service;
LOCATION INFORMATION
Information concerning the location of an electronic device that, in whole or in part, is generated or derived from or obtained by the operation of an electronic device.
LOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE
The provision of a global positioning service or other mapping, locational, or directional information service.
REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE
The provision of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communication system.
B. 
Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, no Law Enforcement Officer employed by St. Charles County shall obtain the location information of an electronic device without a search warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
C. 
A Law Enforcement Officer employed by St. Charles County may obtain location information of an electronic device under any of the following circumstances:
1. 
The device is reported stolen by the owner;
2. 
To respond to the user's call for emergency services;
3. 
With the informed affirmative consent of the owner or user of the electronic device; or
4. 
A possible life-threatening situation exists.
D. 
Any Law Enforcement Officer of St. Charles County who violates this Section may be subject to disciplinary action under Chapter 115 of the Ordinances of St. Charles County, Missouri ("OSCCMO").